Of all the things a person encounters in
life, about 70 to 80% make us feel that they do not meet our expectations. (天下不如意，恒十居七八。)
There was a famous general in the Jin
Kingdom of China, his name was (Yang Hu).
There is a story about him in the history
books.
The three kingdoms in China's Three
Kingdoms period are the Kingdom of Cao Wei, the Kingdom of Soochow and the
Kingdom of Shu Han.
In 263 AD, the army of the Kingdom of Cao
Wei captured the capital of the Kingdom of Shuhan, and the Kingdom of Shuhan
was destroyed.
In 266 AD, a minister from the Kingdom of
Cao Wei seized power in the Kingdom of Cao Wei. This minister announced the
establishment of the Kingdom of Jin in 266 AD. In that year, the Kingdom of Cao
Wei fell.
In 276 AD, at a military gathering, Yang Hu
said to the king of the Kingdom of Jin
I think the time has come for us to unite
all of China.
Now is the best time for us to attack the
Soochow Kingdom and fulfil our dream of unifying China.
After listening to Yang Hu's analysis, the
king strongly agreed with Yang Hu's views.
The king announced that Yang Hu would lead
the army to attack the Soochow Kingdom.
After the king announced this very
important appointment, many of the ministers of the Jin Dynasty felt very
unhappy.
Because the king trusted Yang Hu so much
and allowed Yang Hu to take on such an important task, these ministers were
very jealous of Yang Hu, and these ministers said to the king.
We think Yang Hu's opinion is very bad, and
we should not follow Yang Hu's suggestion.
The Jin Dynasty is currently at war with
the Xianbei Kingdom on the northern border, and we should not disperse our
forces.
We should defeat the Xianbei Kingdom and
then concentrate our forces to attack the Soochow Kingdom.
After listening to the proposals of these
ministers, the King felt that the opinions of these ministers were reasonable,
so the King said to Yang Hu.
I think these ministers' proposals are very
good. We should attack the Xianbei Kingdom first and then send our troops to
attack the Soochow Kingdom.
Yang Hu replied after listening to the
king.
I think our main goal now should be to
defeat the Soochow Kingdom, because the Soochow Kingdom has fertile land and
many resources.
If we defeat the Soochow Kingdom and get
all of its resources, the Xianbei Kingdom will naturally be defeated by us.
After listening to Yang Hu, the king fell
silent. The king could not make up his mind. The king felt that both sides were
reasonable.
When Yang Hu saw that the king could not
make a decision, he said to the king
I think that in each of our lives we will
encounter many things and make many decisions.
Let's say we have ten things to deal with,
I think on average there will be seven or eight things that will not meet our
expectations and make it difficult for us to make a decision.
I think when we get into that situation, we
still have to make a decision as quickly as possible based on the situation at
that time.
After making a decision, we must act
immediately and without hesitation, and then reflect and review based on the
results of the action.
Only then can we avoid regretting things
that didn't work out because of our indecision.
The meaning of this idiom is that of all
the things a person encounters in life, about 70-80% will make us feel that
they do not meet our expectations.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
How do you deal with all the things you
encounter in life that do not meet your expectations? Have you ever lost an
opportunity to act because of indecision?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
天下不如意，恒十居七八。(Of all the things a person
encounters in life, about 70 to 80% make us feel that they do not meet our
expectations.)
中國的晉王國有一個著名的將軍，他的名字叫做(羊祜)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
中國的三國時代的三個王國，分別是曹魏王國與東吳王國與蜀漢王國。
西元263年，曹魏王國的軍隊攻下蜀漢王國的首都，蜀漢王國滅亡。
西元266年，曹魏王國的一個大臣奪取了曹魏王國的政權，這個大臣在西元266年宣布建立晉王國，這一年曹魏王國滅亡。
西元276年，在一場軍事會報上，羊祜對晉王國的國王說。
現在是我們攻打東吳王國並且完成統一中國的夢想的最好時機。
國王聽了羊祜的分析後，國王非常認同羊祜的看法。
國王宣布要讓羊祜帶領軍隊攻打東吳王國。
國王宣布了這件非常重要的人事命令後，有很多晉王朝的大臣們心裡感到很不開心。
因為國王非常的信任羊祜並且任羊戶承擔那麼重要的任務，這些大臣們非常忌妒羊祜，這些大臣們對國王說。
我們認為羊祜的意見非常的不好，我們不應該聽從羊祜的建議。
晉王朝目前在北方的邊境正在與鮮卑王國打仗，我們不應該分散兵力。
我們應該打敗鮮卑王國後再集中軍力攻打東吳王國。
國王聽到這些大臣的建議後，國王就覺得這些大臣的意見也很有道理，所以國王對羊祜說。
我認為這些大臣的建議很好，我們應該先攻打鮮卑王國後在即中軍力攻打東吳王國。
羊祜聽到國王的話後回答。
我認為我們現在最重要的目標應該是打敗東吳王國，因為東吳王國有著肥沃的土地與非常多的資源。
當我們打敗東吳王國並且獲得了東吳王國的所有資源後，鮮卑王國自然會被我們打敗。
國王聽了羊祜的這些意見後，國王陷入了沉默，國王無法做出決定，國王覺得兩邊的說法都很有道理。
羊祜看到國王無法做出決定，羊祜就對國王說。
我認為我們每個人的人生中，我們都會遇到很多事情與要做很多選擇。
假設我們遇到了十件事情要處理，我認為平均會有七件事情或八件事情會令我們不符合我們期待所以我們很難做出決定。
我認為當我們遇到這種情況時，我們還是要盡快根據當時的情勢盡快做出決斷。
我們做出決斷之後，就要立刻毫不猶豫地採取行動，接著再根據行動後的結果進行反省與檢討。
我們只有這樣做才不會因為我們的猶豫不決導致事情沒有成功而感到遺憾。
這句成語的意思是一個人的人生中所遇到的所有事情中，大概有百分之70到80的事情是讓我們覺得不符合我們期待的。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你如何面對人生中遇到的種種不符合你的期待的事呢?你是否曾經因為猶豫不決而最終失去行動的機會呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為晉書-卷34-列傳4-羊祜傳
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